I can't seem to keep up with the blog at the moment, I hoped to report in weekly but with the amount of winter illness Ayva has suffered I seem to be spending a fair amount of time on my toes!
Last week when we took Ayva into the hospital for a fever of 40C (104F) and a mouth covered in ulcers they did a slew of tests relating to the previous bout of Lyme Disease, wanting to make sure that the illness wasn't related. It wasn't and her blood work came back all normal but the ECG she had did not so we have to go back into the hospital as the doctor is hopeful that the leads were just not connected properly and that her heart is in fact just fine. We are hopeful as well.
Bubs weighs over 2 lbs now and I should have gained around 25lbs (we don't own a scale but Bruce lets out a little unintentional groan, so my number must be around there somewhere!)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Welcome to the Third Trimester...
That was fast! I have arrived at the beginning of the end of my pregnancy. Part of me is relieved, and the other is part is slowly beginning to shake in it's boots.
The relieved part is physical, it's hard work making a person! You have to (or at least are meant to!) consider everything you put into your body, most of the time you are fatigued and/or vomiting (at least in my case), your immune system can't keep up with everything your body is busy doing so every bug your toddler brings home, you get a dose of...
The scared part is definitely mental. How on earth will I manage TWO small children and what on earth possessed me to think that I wanted to go back to night feeding, unexplained crying and 2 more years of nappies (diapers)?!? Ayva has become so much fun and so EASY, why throw a newborn spanner in the works?! Alas my dear, too late now :)
Our baby girl is around or over 2 lbs and 14.5 inches from head to toe. This week scientists believe she will begin dreaming. At least her brain is definitely active. She is now working hard to put on fat stores. Lots of growth (and chubbing up) over the next three weeks.
I too will be doing a lot of growth (and chubbing up!!) over the next 3 months. This is also when one begins to feel tired again (what!? I just got my energy back). I've started getting mild leg cramps. With Ayva I would wake screaming from the pain. Apparently magnesium helps to keep them at bay so I've been stocking up on bananas.
The relieved part is physical, it's hard work making a person! You have to (or at least are meant to!) consider everything you put into your body, most of the time you are fatigued and/or vomiting (at least in my case), your immune system can't keep up with everything your body is busy doing so every bug your toddler brings home, you get a dose of...
The scared part is definitely mental. How on earth will I manage TWO small children and what on earth possessed me to think that I wanted to go back to night feeding, unexplained crying and 2 more years of nappies (diapers)?!? Ayva has become so much fun and so EASY, why throw a newborn spanner in the works?! Alas my dear, too late now :)
Our baby girl is around or over 2 lbs and 14.5 inches from head to toe. This week scientists believe she will begin dreaming. At least her brain is definitely active. She is now working hard to put on fat stores. Lots of growth (and chubbing up) over the next three weeks.
I too will be doing a lot of growth (and chubbing up!!) over the next 3 months. This is also when one begins to feel tired again (what!? I just got my energy back). I've started getting mild leg cramps. With Ayva I would wake screaming from the pain. Apparently magnesium helps to keep them at bay so I've been stocking up on bananas.
Friday, October 3, 2008
26 weeks
Our daughter is opening her eyes this week and taking in her very dark existence. If we shine a light at my belly she will be able to see it and turn her head in response. Her hearing is much improved now as well, so she should be hearing Mum and Dad when they're arguing over what to name her.
She is now weighing just under 2 lbs and is about 9 inches from crown to rump, 14 inches from head to toe. She must be a bit of a taco by now.
In other news, poor Ayva, who has been ill for about the last 8 weeks, seems to finally be on the mend. On Tuesday I took her to a Naturapath for some help with building her immune system. We have never used an "alternative" therapist before so this was all a bit of an eye opener for me and I can't say that I left his office feeling convinced that our money was well spent but it is now three days later and Ayva is the best she's been in quite some time. So for now - One for the "Quack", and Zero for our GP!
She is now weighing just under 2 lbs and is about 9 inches from crown to rump, 14 inches from head to toe. She must be a bit of a taco by now.
In other news, poor Ayva, who has been ill for about the last 8 weeks, seems to finally be on the mend. On Tuesday I took her to a Naturapath for some help with building her immune system. We have never used an "alternative" therapist before so this was all a bit of an eye opener for me and I can't say that I left his office feeling convinced that our money was well spent but it is now three days later and Ayva is the best she's been in quite some time. So for now - One for the "Quack", and Zero for our GP!
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